- Talking Up a Crude %*@# : BLUE STREAK: Swearing, Free Speech, and Sexual Harassment.<i> By Richard Dooling (Random House: $24, 178 pp.)</i>
- Inside the Wigwam: Chicago Presidential Conventions 1860-1996.<i> By R. Craig Sautter and Edward M. Burke (Loyola Press: $19.95, paper; 284 pp.)</i>
- Boy Saved by Gorilla Improves at Hospital
- Staples from Naples
- Root Suits
- Getting the Kids Pumped Up for School
- Kremlin's Own Chechnya Conflict
- Presidential Support Plane Crashes in Wyoming
- Decision on El Toro's Future Needs Careful Consideration : All Parties Deserve Fair Hearing on Base Reuse
- Law Enforcement Appreciates the Backup
- Celebration to Honor 4 Olympic Athletes
- Emmitt Smith Hurt but Apparently OK
- Piazza Puts an End to Expo Rally, 7-6
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : Fenway's Infield Gets Thumbs Down
- Fans, You Have Been Heard
- A Veteran of the Airwaves--at Age 13
- ALBUM REVIEW
- Making Cents: Charity Begins at Home --as Do Deductions
- FictionTHE LAST DON by Mario Puzo. (Random...
- Four-Star Films : 'All About Eve'
- Defining Reasonable Accommodations for Disabled
- Fun in Baghdad by the Bay
- Kemp Scores Touchdown of Sorts With GOP Ticket
- Kemp Means California Won't Be Ignored This Time
- Obituaries : Andrew S. Murphy; 36-Year County Resident
- Community Festival to Fund Arts Events
- New Life for Dead Merchandise : Band's Product-Licensing Arm Still Expanding Offerings
- Investment Watch
- When in Fiji, Learn to Do as the Villagers Do
- FRENCH WITH A TWIST
- L.A. Hope
- Home Renovators Get Helping Hand
- Too much ain't enough: Handicapping Shaq's big score
- Tour de Horse : Back in the saddle again--riding over the fields and into the quaint villages of Provence
- He's Ready for a 'Leap' From Ojai
- Gorilla Rescues Toddler Who Fell Into Zoo Exhibit
- Once Isolated, Russia's Western Naval Beachhead Begins to Blossom
- Agency Puts Bite on Dogs in Wilacre Park
- Pair Remembered : Mourners Recall Lives of Young Couple on TWA Flight 800 En Route to Wedding in Italy
- La Tuna Canyon Portrait
- Twilight Puts Clemens in the Zone
- It Takes One to Film One
- Now, There Are Bigger Sharks in the Water Every Summer
- Finding Herself in the Trees, She Did Tarzan Act
- When It Comes to Maccabi Youth, They Put the Fun Before the Games
- GUARDIAN ANGEL : Andrea Jaeger Still Gives Everything She Has, but Now She Gives It to Ailing Children
- STAR TIME: Can Kenny (Babyface) Edmonds get...
- Romantic and Sophisticated
- New Law Also Has Tax, Fraud Consequences
- Watson General Loses $452,000 in Third Quarter
- Child-Care-Related Stress Follows Women Up the Corporate Ladder
- A Childhood Tale From the City of Second Chances
- INUIT WOMEN ARTISTS edited by Odette...
- A Little Drug'll Do Ya : TRAINSPOTTING.<i> By Irvine Welsh (W. W. Norton: $13, 349 pp.)</i> : ECSTASY: Three Tales of Chemical Romance.<i> By Irvine Welsh (W. W. Norton: $13, 276 pp.)</i>
- New Bus Links 20 Museums in D.C.
- Perot Wins Reform Party Nomination
- 'What Happened Was . . .'
- Don Simpson's Death Showed Depth of Abuse
- Camping? It's a Piece of Cake
- Army Called In to Fight Fires in West
- Dole: 'Laconic'? Kemp: 'Garrulous'? Time for a New Cliche!
- The Money's Yours, Not the Boss'
- Group Pushing for Democratic Reforms in Vietnam
- Rohrabacher Singing the Blues When He Can't Get Speaker Plugged In
- Washington Says He'll Be Ready
- After Teeing Off, Ernie Needs to Get Mad, or Els
- The Last Dance : PSALM AT JOURNEY'S END.<i> By Erik Fosnes Hansen</i> ,<i> translated by Joan Tate (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $24, 371 pp.)</i>
- MAPPING THE FARM: The Chronicle of a...
- With a Guide, See Paris Like a Native
- HARRY CALLAHAN by Sarah Greenough (National...
- Fiscal Fitness : Teaching Your Child the Importance of Earning a Regular Wage Is a Lesson for a Lifetime
- Monterrey Sun, by Alfonso Reyes, translated by Samuel Beckett in 1936
- Urethane Technologies Lays Off 10 Employees in Wake of Losses
- Endocare Inc.: The Irvine manufacturer of devices...
- What Little Girls and Boys Are Made Of : GENDER SHOCK: Exploding the Myths of Male & Female.<i> By Phyllis Burke (Anchor Books: $23.95, 308 pp.)</i>
- Woman's University an Oasis Amid Educational Turmoil
- Control Panel
- Texans to Kick Off King-Size Japan Fest
- James R. Velde; Former Executive for United Artists
- Rhino Population Is Charging Back From Brink of Extinction
- Edward E. Tuttle; Engineer and Lawyer Founded Tuttle & Taylor
- Inspectors Found Many Problems on Tunnel Job
- Crews Fight Fire With Fire in Oregon
- 'Angel of Saigon,' Viet Orphans Took Each Other to Heart
- Public Still Says Yes to Just Say No Campaign
- Cypress Bond Measure Draws No Opposition
- Splash Rallies to Tie Detroit, but Loses in Overtime, 6-5
- A Bus Isn't Only Thing Mondesi Is Missing
- He's No Bear, but Field Is Definitely All Bruin
- Are We in the Mood for Tricky's Bleak Side?
- HEARTBURN by Nora Ephron (Vintage: $11,...
- Girl at Illinois Fair Falls From Ride, Dies
- Deregulating Utilities Can Learn From Enron
- Tax Obligations on Jointly Owned Mutual Funds Depend on the Source of Capital
- THE COMPANY OF WOLVES by Peter...
- FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY: Debating the Limits...
- Canyonlands' Call
- Walks on the Arm of the Coast
- Don't Know Much About Herstory : OUR LADY OF BABYLON.<i> By John Rechy (Arcade: $23.95, 353 pp.)</i>
- When the Curtain Calls
- GLENN GOULD: Some Portraits of the Artist...
- Diet, Exercise Researchers Disagree if Plump Is Bad
- Service Pays Tribute to TWA Crash Dead
- President Is Married in Catholic Rite
- Clinton Calls for Unity in Speech to Gays
- Tourist's Serene Woodland Hike Turns Into 30 Seconds of Terror
- Turkey's Ambitions Raise Stakes for Russians in Chechnya
- Landfill Closure Ends an Era, Gives City Fresh Start
- Chemistry Lacking, Kirby-Reno Eliminated After Losing Twice
- For Openers, It's Cranston
- Roller-Coaster Relationship : Running the Bullfrogs Means Very Different Things to Members of the Silver Family
- Sam Francis: A Force of Nature
- Mind Game
- Health-Care Law a Shot in the Arm for U.S. Workers
- Royal Pain : DIANA: The Lonely Princess.<i> By Nicholas Davies (Birch Lane Press: $22.50, 286 pp.)</i> : THE UNRULY QUEEN: The Life of Queen Caroline.<i> By Flora Fraser (Alfred A. Knopf: $35, 560 pp.)</i>
- MONKFISH MOON by C. Romesh Gunesekera...
- A Spirit on the Move : ANATOMY OF RESTLESSNESS: Selected Writings 1969-1989.<i> By Bruce Chatwin (Viking Penguin: $23.95, 206 pp.)</i>
- The Cost of a Headache, Etc.
- Shore Thing! : Summer without a beach is no summer at all
- 'Matinee'
- Philly's Stake in Discounts
- Prop Department lingo
- Suspect Wanted to Kill Someone, Witnesses Say
- Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography...
- Spiked Coffee Causes Woman to Become Ill
- Boy Said He Wanted to Shoot Someone, Two Friends Say
- Welfare Cuts Stir Fear at Health Fair
- Morning Fire Guts Simi Valley Home
- Mariners Put Bats to Good Use, 10-3
- Abbott Finds Minors Tough on Control
- Protesting Students Defy Police Pressure
- Confessions of a Mars Skeptic
- Clinton Assails Dole Fiscal Plan
- Is the Price of Deregulation More and More Blackouts?
- Robbery Suspects Arrested After Long Chase
- Blatant Hucksterism : It's Fins and Finns in Huntington as Youngsters Take the Pole Position
- Abbott Can't Control Phoenix Firebirds
- Quints for Mother, Disabled Father Raise Concern About Medicine
- Auction of Deadbeat Dad's Goods Held
- Hijacked Cuban Plane Crashes; 4 Rescued
- Del Mar Winner a Horse of Letters
- Walsh's Return Humbling and Rewarding
- Agassi's Special Treatment Must End
- DUCK IN, SKULL OUT
- Sympathy Mixed With Anger
- Ventura Boulevard Plan
- Clueless in Carmel?
- England
- Probe of Medical Centers Is Wise : The Need for Closer Scrutiny of UC Billing Practices is Clear
- ALL THAT GLISTENS ISN'T GOLDEN
- no on 45
- Yes on Prop. 208, No on Prop. 212
- A Changing Cycle in Traffic Patterns
- School Calendar
- Reward Excellence, Not Mediocrity
- NBC'S OLYMPIC TEAM
- Grant Him Some Quiet
- Fizz Theory
- Housing Case Not About Money
- Regional Planning
- GOP Ticket
- Laura Chick
- Edison Information Was Misleading
- Settlement Rejected
- Fixes to Road Have Been Blocked
- ONCE IS ENOUGH
- DOWNTOWN DREAM
- Airport Report Not Convincing
- Yellowstone Mine
- Pot Crackdown Is Misguided Effort
- On Fighting Back
- RADIO DAZE
- School District's Changes Ill-Planned
- Circuit Board Industry Maligned
- Fatal Crash
- Why Doesn't Elizabeth Dole Get Treated Like Hillary Clinton?
- Wrong Answer to Drug Abuse
- Martin Luther King and Affirmative Action
- Elizabeth Dole's Crusade Speech
- Beilenson Painted in Too-Positive Light
- For Chocolate Hounds
- Capable of Working? Then Just Do It
- AUTHORS' QUERIES
- Housing Case Not About Money
- Child Drownings Can Be Stopped
- Kudos for Efforts to Curb Firecrackers
- yes on 45
- X-Rated Tarzan?
- County Day Care
- PLEASE DON'T SAY WHODUNIT
- AQMD Efforts Have Helped
- City Hall
- Removing Concrete From L.A. River
- F. SCOTT HEMINGWAY
- Defective Welds in Coliseum Press Box
- At Last, Some Praise for Appraisers
- Family Values and Gay Marriage
- Firms to Blame for Toxic Fumes at Base
- ON THE SCENE
- Building Fee Hike Is Unfair Burden
- Supervisors Show Lack of Conscience
- Obituaries - Aug. 18, 1996
- Hellenic Guests Whoop It Up, Go Shopping
- A Reversal of Fortune at Laguna Beach Unified
- Escape From . . . (You Fill in the Blank)
- U.S. Military in Bosnia Beats a Hasty . . . Reshaping
- For the Record - Aug. 18, 1996
- AIRLINES
- Pedal to the Metal
- Administration Approves Waivers to Welfare Rules in Four States
- GOP's San Diego Bash Makes Noise in 'California's Heartland'
- Left-Turn Lights OKd at Cerritos and Knott
- President of Dominican Republic Takes Office With Eye to the Future
- Art Gallery Hosting Dali, Theater Exhibits
- Freeway Drivers Crash, Land at Crazy Horse
- Parmenter Swims to Third Title
- President at Play Is Busy in Wyoming
- Water Power : 4,400 Go to an Extreme at Opening Day of Jet Jam
- 25 Evacuated After Ammonia-Based Leak
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Durable Rakes Help to Sort Things Out
- Sanctions on Burundi Show Mixed Results
- Hijacked Airplane Crashes in Gulf
- Polish Tax Cheats Face Loss of Passport, 'Prize of Liberty'
- O.C. Boy Scouts Investigated in Bear's Killing
- Man Found Shot to Death in Front of Oxnard Home
- South Pasadena Panel Moves to Block Church Expansion
- SILVER ANNIVERSARY: It's been a quarter century...
- Cyclist's Ride Against Breast Cancer Ending
- County Chief Suggests Array of Cuts to Offset Potential Deficit
- Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press.
- POP DATE BOOK
- Hedren and Howard to Read 'Love Letters'
- SEC Probes FHP Stock Deals
- 2,000 Pelicans Die at Salton Sea; Avian Botulism Suspected
- Astronaut Squeezes Aboard Mir Flight
- Father Is Awarded Custody of Sister of Dead Mission Viejo Boy
- Marines' Plan for Beach Housing Is Rejected
- 10th Food Poisoning Victim Dies
- Plein-Air Artists Have Designs on the Prize
- Angela Dienhart Hancock, member of Trinity United...
- Newport Coast Portion of Toll Road OKd
- Power Outage Caused Airport Radar to Fail
- No Balloons, but Lots of Talk as Greens Gather
- Shooting Range Study Cites Rebuilding Costs
- Farrakhan Said to See Quake in Next 30 Days
- Fernandomania Is Alive and Well and Living in Monterrey
- Plugging In to a Power Outage for Promo Juice
- 'Galapagos: Beyond Darwin' Follows in His Footsteps
- Celebrities to Play in Benefit Games
- Alliance Talks Merger With U.S. Diagnostic
- Suicide Victim's Husband Arrested
- Key Portions of TWA Jet's Center Are Recovered
- New Statute Outlaws Shopping Cart Policy
- Grand Jury Indicts Haun on Murder Charge
- Red Sox Coach Is Manager Material
- Moorpark Headed for World Series
- Community Property
- Clinton Names Special Envoy for Cuba
- FAA Orders Small Planes to Stay Farther Behind 757s
- Leaders Polish Plan to Spark, Control Growth
- Economy Gaining, Despite Rise in Unemployment Rate
- Rancho Santiago Incumbents Win
- Residents See Hope for a New School
- Detmer Now Enjoying Well-Earned Vacation
- What Does It Mean for the Clippers? : Sterling Now May Have to Move Out
- Dodgers Make Most of Second Chance
- Abbott Hopes His Stint in Minors Proves He's No Lemon
- 10 Inmates Hurt in 5th Jail Brawl in 2 Weeks
- Medieval Carnival to Stage Jousting Match
- EPA Will Start Capping McColl Superfund Site
- Braille Center Offers Free Consultations
- Hearing Set for New Disney Theme Park
- Cancer Society Sells Name in Exclusive Endorsements
- THE ECONOMY
- Reduced to Ruin, Chechen Capital Is Up for Grabs
- 2 Men Indicted in Fire at Black Church
- Tax Appeal Forms Available at Libraries
- Childhelp Eases Pain of Neglected, Abused Kids
- Tree-Care Project Seeks Volunteers
- Students Surf Web on High-Tech Truck
- 'Superman' Ride Still Grounded
- Huber Stumbles but Makes Spirlea Fall
- Propagating the Rockabilly Gene
- Tragic Inconsistencies in 'Romeo and Juliet'
- Kings Offer to Build Arena on Downtown Site
- Sheriff Decorates Cells With Blue Teddy Bears
- A Flight Delayed
- LEARN's Bilingual Students Fared Poorly, Report Says
- Karaoke Singer to Compete for National Title
- Blomquist Finds Good After Bad
- Hogarth Doesn't Blink, Keeps His Focus in Eye of Tiger
- Car Was in Tiptop Shape
- Blomquist Finds Solace in Volleyball
- There's a Lot at Stake for McAnally
- Police, Students Clash for 3rd Day
- Attempts to Kill Arafat Confirmed
- 2 Gunmen Rob Jewelry Store Owner
- Judge Withdraws From Toland Case
- Angry Council Meeting Ends in Walkout